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New Scholarship Awards Student's Entrepreneurial
Spirit
HONOLULU — A special
scholarship is now available for a student in the
Japan-focused MBA (JEMBA) or China-focused
MBA (CHEMBA) programs, which are jointly offered by JAIMS and
the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Business Administration.
The Akira and Mari Ohtomo Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, valued at
$5,000, "recognizes and supports an outstanding student who
exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit necessary for success in
today°s global markets." The scholarship will be awarded to
the student for the internship portion of the program.
The 15-month JEMBA and CHEMBA programs include
one year of intensive coursework in Honolulu and a three-month internship
at a corporation or organization in Japan or China. Graduates receive
an MBA degree from UH and a Japan-focused or China-focused Management
Certificate from JAIMS.
Akira Ohtomo, chairman and CEO of Pan Pacific
Enterprises Inc. in Japan, and his wife, Mari, a well-known figure
in Japan°s film and television industry, have offered the scholarship
to begin with the Fall 2000 JEMBA and CHEMBA classes. "We feel
that the entrepreneurial spirit is one of the critical elements
in today°s global business world," Ohtomo said. "Through
this scholarship, we would like to give students who exemplify this
type of spirit the encouragement to start their own business or
work for a start-up company. With the opportunities now available
to them, particularly in the area of technology, these individuals
have the freedom to apply their own ideas into a real company."
Ohtomo himself started Pan Pacific Enterprises,
a management consulting company, back in 1977. He has worked as
a senior executive at a number of large corporations, including
Canon, Coca-Cola, Polaroid and Cartier.
"We are honored to have such a prestigious
scholarship offered to our students," said Glenn Miyataki,
president of JAIMS. "Mr. and Mrs. Ohtomo are wonderful supporters
of JAIMS and greatly contribute to the quality of our programs."
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